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Cartoon
The Hair Bear Bunch

Animal
Bear

Outfit: afro / neckerchief / vest / belt

Tagline: "HELP! ...it's the Hair Bear Bunch!"

Plot summary: Three bears living at "Wonderland Zoo" in an unnamed American city try to maintain a consistent level of shenanigans without being captured and put back in their cave/pen, where they have rigged the stone walls with numerous gadgets including a pool table, full kitchen, and periscope. First of all, if they already live at the zoo why are they afraid of being captured by the zookeeper? Shouldn't they like where they live if they've taken the time as bears to learn electronics to the level that they can make a rock wall spin around to reveal a computer a la Wheeljack of hte Transformers? Second of all, isn't there a moral problem with keeping bears that talk and dress like humans in a zoo? (more)

User Comments: It sucks that Hair Bear's afro is blonde, because it keeps me from making a "TALK ABOUT A BLACK BEAR!" joke. Being created in 1971 sucks for a bear. Five years earlier he'd be supporting peaceful resistance and nailing drugged-out hippie girl bears. Five lears later he'd be in full disco gear and would probably be on a t-shirt at Hot Topic, and then later a t-shirt barely containing giant teenage breasts worn with studded bracelets until the nostalgia fad wears off. But 1971 sucks. It's like Hair Bear and Jan Brady. So they wear orange and green and have giant afros.

The vest is signature Hanna and the lack of pants is certainly Barbara, but the thing that really brings the outfit home is that the neckerchief matches the belt buckle. And belt keeps the skin below his waist from falling off to reveal bone and muscle, I guess.

User Rating: 4.9/10 (2,954 votes)